Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art

The major in art leading to the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree is designed for students who intend to pursue professional art careers or graduate study in the visual arts after college.

All BFA Art majors will complete the following:

  • Required art fundamentals and art history core courses listed below.
  • A concentration of 35-36 credit hours from courses selected from the concentrations offered by the division, including ceramics, glass, graphic design, illustration, photography or sculpture.
  • A second concentration in ceramics, glass, graphic design, illustration, photography, or sculpture can be earned by completing the coursework listed for each concentration, or courses approved by the Division of Visual Arts

Major Requirements

Art Fundamentals:

ART 451SR: See Important Notes 1

ART 450WR: See Important Notes 2

Important Notes:

  1. Satisfies Core Curriculum writing-intensive course requirement and Univeristy Experiential Learning requirement for BFA Art majors.
  2. Satisfies Core Curriculum speech-intensive course requirement and Univeristy Experiential Learning requirement for BFA Art majors.

Requirements

Art History Core:

Total Credit Hours:9

ARH xxx: excluding ARH 105

And one of the following 36-credit hour concentration areas listed below:

Ceramics Concentration:

Total Credit Hours:3-12

ART 490: minimum requirement is three hours; maximum of 12 credit hours

ART 231, ART 312, ART 325, ART 330, ART 331 and ART 431: Courses are required and CANNOT be repeated for credit. All other courses may be repeated once for credit. Students may choose remaining ceramic courses from list to fulfill the 36 credit hour requirement.

Glass Concentration:

Total Credit Hours:3-12

ART 323 and ART 423: must be repeated

ART 490: minimum requirement is three hours; maximum is 12 credit hours

Graphic Concentration:

Total Credit Hours:4-12

ART 490: minimum requirement is four hours; maximum is 12 credit hours

Illustration Concentration:

Photography Concentration:

ARH 306 and ART 205: Courses are required and CANNOT be repeated for credit. All other courses may be repeated once for credit. Students may choose remaining photography courses from list to fulfill the 36 credit hours requirement.

Sculpture Concentration:

Total Credit Hours:35-36

Total Credit Hours: 67-68